“At times it looked like it was over,” said San Pasqual head coach Tony Corley. “Our place-kicker is kind of a loose kid. We tried to lighten things up on the sideline, but that had to be the biggest athletic situation he’s ever been in.”

On one sideline, a Mission Hills song leader dabbed at tears streaking down her cheek.

Miller’s emotions soared at the opposite direction. After splitting the uprights, he sprinted toward the San Pasqual bench, his right index finger waving to the heavens.